On Jan 26, 2012, at 4:38 PM, Marvin Humphrey wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 06:57:08AM -0500, Ralph Goers wrote: >> This podling has 4 mentors listed. Only 1 voted on the release. > > Situations like this seem to be common. > >> My worry isn't about the PPMC or committers but about whether this podling >> has sufficient mentors. > > Perhaps the podling has an especially conscientious PPMC member or two who > should be evaluated for IPMC membership, as discussed recently? > > http://s.apache.org/Y4B > >> Mind you, I don't follow chuckwa-dev so perhaps my perception is incorrect, >> but a podling should normally be able to get 3 IPMC votes just from its >> mentors. > > If we can't scare up enough IPMC votes for a release, why not get them from > people who are... > > * familiar with the podling's ongoing development > * going to be entrusted with binding votes the instant the project graduates > > ... as soon as they demonstrate proper diligence and understanding of ASF > procedures?
i'd agree, but this was the podling's first release. The point have having mentors is to get them up to speed. Ralph --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
